The Ex and Her Riches

“Aren’t you going to ask me anything about the wedding?” Cedrick whined begrudgingly.

Gwendolyn turned toward him and cupped his face before gently kissing his well-shaped lips. “Didn’t you say you wanted it to be a big surprise? Me interfering would foil your plans for sure.”

Gwendolyn was right, but he still wasn’t happy with how little time she spent with him while she was occupied with work all day.

Gwendolyn explained to him patiently, “I’ve recently invested in a new drama which I have high hopes for. Since today is the opening ceremony, I need to be present due to my role as an investor. I’ll keep you company once I’m back at night. All right, Ceddy?”

She ran her hands over his face and planted butterfly kisses over his forehead, brows, the tip of his nose, and lips.

Cedrick knew how important Gwendolyn’s career was to her and could only remind her, “Be careful. Remember not to wear high heels and always stay warm. Also, don’t drink and—”

“All right, all right. I heard you.”

Cedrick had been repeating the exact phrases for the past few days whenever Gwendolyn left for work. She had them memorized down to a tee by now.

She replied perfunctorily and dashed out of the Jenson residence after putting on her shoes.

Cedrick stared broodingly after her as she vanished at the corner of the garden wall.

Nico arrived shortly after Gwendolyn left.

However, his expression was solemn this time around.

Cedrick detected the change in his mood. “What happened?”

“Cedrick, Eloise has disappeared from prison in the same way that Natasha escaped previously.”

Cedrick’s face turned somber.

“Have you conducted an investigation yet?”

but it was clean work. There

and perused the documents Nico

Charles splashing the biochemical serum. However, if this were proven true, it indicated he

of perpetrators and not an individual had antagonized Gwendolyn

ones that had been sniffed out were Hector,

frowned as his

was still a culprit

After all, we’re not in Fairlake, and the security in Salinsburgh is much tighter. There are very few in Chanaea capable of committing

I’ll order my men to

was about to leave when Cedrick added, “Increase the number of personnel tasked to protect Gwenny in secret. Ensure she’s safe outside and that not a single strand of her

that Gwendolyn’s safety is our topmost

You may go

left promptly to

the information about

was evident that Gwendolyn was being

hoped fervently that Gwendolyn’s opening ceremony

rushed to the venue of the opening ceremony. She’d intentionally

new drama was a mainstream historical drama with

an official achieved success in

granted. However, he immediately regretted his actions

glance as it gave her a sense of fondness stemming from a sense of familiarity. Hence, she

lead after she won the Best Actress Award, as it was a

she hurried over to escort Gwendolyn once she got out of

Gwendolyn’s safety now that

the lounge while waiting for the commencement of the

family saying they plan to hold a welcoming ceremony for you upon

no plans on returning to the Newton residence for the time being,

tightly. “As a daughter of the Newton family, you’ll be added to the family register sooner or later. They’ll surely shower you

we have nothing in common besides being biologically related. Only you and Trey are my true

family except for Craig despised her, especially

the family before Jennifer was found. Jennifer’s return meant that she’d be stealing all the attention from Jasmine as the Newton family attempted to make amends for

outwardly hostile with her the